Quakes to donate dollars for 'Likes' to Operation Care & Comfort

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that they will donate $1 to Operation Care and Comfort for every person who ‘likes’ the club’s official Facebook page starting Saturday, June 30 at noon until the conclusion of the postgame Fireworks show following the club’s sold-out match against the LA Galaxy.

Should the promotion push San Jose’s Facebook following to 50,000, the Earthquakes will double their donation to $2 per like. The promotion will be capped once San Jose’s Facebook page reaches 50,000 ‘likes’, which would result in a donation of more than $25,000 to Operation Care & Comfort.

In addition to partnering with Operation Care and Comfort, the Earthquakes will host Salute to the Armed Forces on Saturday night with a halftime show celebrating Independence Day. The club will also put on a fireworks extravaganza following the final whistle.

The Earthquakes match against the LA Galaxy, presented by Xfinity, is now sold out and will be the largest single game crowd in team history. For tickets to future Earthquakes games, visit www.sjearthquakes.com or call 408-556-7700.

OPERATION: CARE AND COMFORT

Founded in 2003 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Operation: Care and Comfort supports the military, veterans and their families through three distinct programs- OCC Care Packages, OCC Tickets for Troops, and OCC Adopt a Military Family. OCC and its volunteers have received numerous awards for their effort, including the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award from the Pentagon (2007) and the National Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Award (2009.) For more information on this worthy, all volunteer organization, please visit www.occ-usa.org.